Dented & Scratched Gear

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Why is so much of the gear for sale on ebay, Craigslist, and A-gon dented and scratched? I'm not just talking about the the typical low-fi shit, but McIntosh, HK, Eico, Fisher etc....

I don't know how it's even possible to damage hifi gear. Are there a lot of people that have batting cages in their living rooms? Do they have weekly keg partys? Are they so pathetically weak that they can't lift a 50 lb amp without dropping it?
Wait, I know; They're bored so they amuse themselves scraping paint off of transformers with a steak knife. Or, maybe they wrap their thumb and forefinger with 150 grit sandpaper before their listening sessions so they can scratch the shit out of the faceplate(s). Or, maybe they play everyone's favorite game - Blind vacuuming! You know, get out your 1960s Hoover, have someone blindfold you, then race around the house and ram the vacuum into everything including speakers as hard as you can in hopes of causing as much damage as possible.

I don't get it. The gear I use sits on a rack, while the gear not being used sits in a box where it won't be crushed, soaked, or fall.

It makes me wonder what type of pig pens these people live in.

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Topic - Dented & Scratched Gear - geezerrocket 06:36:00 09/08/16 (10)

RE: Dented & Scratched Gear - Bold Eagle 09:00:43 09/11/16 (1)

Loved it! Please don't stare at me! I use that same phrase when - alaskahiatt 11:42:32 09/16/16 (0)

RE: Dented & Scratched Gear - Ross 14:53:36 09/10/16 (0)

RE: Dented & Scratched Gear - Uncle Mike 02:56:48 09/09/16 (0)

I'm 59 years old and pretty dented and scratched; the years'll do that to you. Nt - viridian 19:34:10 09/08/16 (0)

HK Cit-II Door Stop find - Charlie8521 12:48:47 09/08/16 (1)

RE: HK Cit-II Door Stop find - airtime 14:41:13 09/08/16 (0)

RE: Dented & Scratched Gear - Crazy Dave 09:51:09 09/08/16 (0)

Don't you know nut-in - airtime 09:04:55 09/08/16 (0)

RE: Dented & Scratched Gear - Palustris 08:29:42 09/08/16 (0)

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